Hyderabad: The Rachakonda police on Friday arrested two persons for allegedly involving in illegal trafficking and distribution of heroin.
As many as 190 grams of heroin, a bike, two mobile phones, a small weighing machine, all worth over Rs.23 lakh from the possession of the arrested persons identified as Mahesh alias Mahesh Sarem, 28, and Mahipal, 19, both working as gas repairers and residents of Neredmet. Both belong to Rajasthan.
Addressing a press conference, Rachakonda Police Commissioner G Sudheer Babu said that Mahesh developed an acquaintance with one Samsuddin, a drug peddler residing at Chainpura village in Rajasthan.
Mahesh purchased 200 grams of heroin from Samsuddin, for which he paid Rs.1 lakh online. On January 10, Mahesh arrived in Hyderabad by train and proceeded to stay at his friend Mahipal’s residence in Sainik Nagar in Neredmet and informed Mahipal about the heroin transaction.
The duo decided to sell drugs to customers at a higher price. Mahesh employed ride-hailing services to deliver heroin parcels to his customers. Since his arrival in Hyderabad, Mahesh had been distributing heroin to various individuals. Based on orders received from a customer named Bajarang, Mahesh and his accomplices also sent heroin parcels to other persons.
In an effort to conceal their activities, Mahesh and his associates used different methods, such as booking rides to deliver parcels at various locations far from their original address. Additionally, they used online payment mode to receive payments from customers, Sudheer Babu said.
He added that efforts were on to identify consumers and to apprehend the absconding source and main peddler.
The Rachakonda police are continuing their investigation into the network of suppliers and consumers involved in the illicit drug trade. “Efforts are underway to identify and apprehend other individuals linked to the illegal trade. We are also working to gather more intelligence on suppliers in Rajasthan and their connections to drug peddling operations in Hyderabad,” he said.
Since 2024 till date, the Rachakonda police have seized the drugs worth Rs. 88.33 crore.
